Botta's pocket gopher vs Floating Fern

Thomomys bottae compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Geomyidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Salvinia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Botta's pocket gopher

The Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a species in the genus Thomomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.